Sphaerodactylus samanensis COCHRAN, 1932
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Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Haitises Banded Geckolet, Samana Least Gecko |
Synonym | Sphaerodactylus samanensis COCHRAN 1932:183 Sphaerodactylus samanensis — COCHRAN 1941 Sphaerodactylus samanensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 531 Sphaerodactylus samanensis — KLUGE 1993 Sphaerodactylus samanensis — RÖSLER 2000: 114 Sphaerodactylus samanensis — CHÁVEZ et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
Type locality: Boca del Infierno, Bahia de Samana, Hato Mayor Province, República Dominicana.
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: USNM 74970. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1250 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | For illustrations see Cochran, 1941; Schwartz, 1976. |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
References |
- Chávez, G., Ross, G. S., & Ugarte-Núñez, J. A. 2021. New distributional records of the Samana least gecko (Sphaerodactylus samanensis, Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status. PeerJ, 9, e10404 - get paper here
- Cochran, D. M. 1932. Two new lizards from Hispaniola. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 45:183-187. - get paper here
- Cochran, D.M. 1941. The herpetology of Hispaniola. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 177: vii + 398 pp. - get paper here
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- Schwartz, A. 1976. A new species of Sphaerodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from the República Dominicana. Florida Scientist 39: 65-70. - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
- Thomas, R. and S. B. Hedges. 1993. A new banded Sphaerodactylus from eastern Hispaniola (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetologica 49: 350-354 - get paper here
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